Over the past several years, this highly successful and fun series of races brought skiers from all over Southern Ontario to experience a variety of different clubs and several different racing events. One of the magic elements of this series is ‘keeping it simple to keep it fun’! This is a race series that permits only NF-paraffin ski waxes … and none of the super high end, expensive fluoro waxes. That’s how we keep it simple to keep it fun! This race series is coordinated by the Southern Ontario District for all athletes and is intended to provide athletes with opportunities to race at local events (within a 1-2 hour drive) to gain experience on a variety of trails and event types. The race series is specifically targeted at athletes between the ages of 8 to 14 so they can see what racing is all about, however we encourage athletes of all ages and experience to come on out and enjoy! Right now we have races that serve athletes of all ages from 5 to 85. As a participant in the race series you have the opportunity to earn points that at the end of the year are totaled for awards and prizes, and the opportunity to become part of the SOD Race Team.
2023-24 Paraffin Series Races
Hello everyone and welcome to the 2023-2024 Paraffin Series!
Update March 21st Points have been updated. Please take the time to check your points carefully for the whole season as we have prizes for the top 3 males and females for each year of birth!
Past Events
Saturday December 16th – Yuletide Blast @ Highlands Nordic in Duntroon. Race was canceled due to not enough snow.
Sunday January 14th – Sounder @ Georgian Nordic in Parry Sound. The race was rescheduled for February 10th. Results: 2024 Sounder Ski Tour | Zone4.ca
Saturday January 27th – Mono Race @ Mono Nordic in Mono. Race Notice and Registration can be found in the link below. https://zone4.ca/register.asp?id=34500&lan=1&cartlevel=1
Sunday January 28th – Midland Ski Club Loppet @ Midland Ski Club in Midland. Race Notice and Registration can be found in the link. https://zone4.ca/event/2024/XbqVdM/
Sunday February 11th – Kawartha Nordic Skiathlon @ Kawartha Nordic in Apsley. Race was canceled due to not enough snow.
Sunday February 18th – Suntrail Special @ Bruce Ski Club in Hepworth. Results are available here: Suntrail Special 2024 | Zone4.ca
Sunday February 25th- Community Classic @ Bruce Ski Club in Hepworth. Results are avalailable here: Community Classic 2024 | Zone4.ca
Sunday March 3rd – Midland Ski Cross @ Midland Ski Club in Midland. Race was canceled due to not enough snow.
Saturday March 23rd – Team Sprints @ Georgian Nordic in Parry Sound. Race has been canceled due to not enough snow.
SOD Overall Series Points
Overall SOD Series standings will be calculated with SOD Paraffin Series points accumulated during the race season. Athletes will be awarded points based on ‘Position to Points’ table found below:
At the end of the qualifying ski season, a cumulative score is computed for each skier. For each skier, the cumulative score represents the sum of their N best races (N represents the total number of events actually held in the season) MINUS 2, to a maximum of 4 races. For example, if a skier participated in 9 Paraffin events then their overall points would be calculated from their top 4 results.
The points are calculated this way for several reasons:
- To reduce pressure on athletes to race when they are not feeling 100% / sick / injured
- To reduce pressure on parents to attend each and every race all season
- To balance out the travel commitment for clubs that have to travel long distances to attend races
If you have any questions or need more information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me anytime.
Tiffany Harris
Paraffin Series Race Convenor
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